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<math>S</math> is the set <math>\set{1, 2, 3, \dots ,1000000}</math>. Show that for any subset <math>A</math> of <math>S</math> with <math>101</math> elements we can find <math>100</math> distinct elements <math>x_i</math> of <math>S</math>, such that the sets <math>\set{a + x_i \mid a \in A}</math> are all pairwise disjoint.
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<math>S</math> is the set <math>\{1, 2, 3, \dots ,1000000\}</math>. Show that for any subset <math>A</math> of <math>S</math> with <math>101</math> elements we can find <math>100</math> distinct elements <math>x_i</math> of <math>S</math>, such that the sets <math>\{a + x_i \mid a \in A\}</math> are all pairwise disjoint.

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$S$ is the set $\{1, 2, 3, \dots ,1000000\}$. Show that for any subset $A$ of $S$ with $101$ elements we can find $100$ distinct elements $x_i$ of $S$, such that the sets $\{a + x_i \mid a \in A\}$ are all pairwise disjoint.